Twilight_Elena
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So this is it: my very first competition/performance/thingy that is watched and judged. It's July the 9th, Saturday. Am pretty frightened, but am also trying to be as cool as humanly possible.
Here's how it works. There are two dance categories, 4 dances each, and I have to choose one of them. First one is Waltz, Mambo, Tango and Samba and second one is Foxtrot, Rumba, Rock n' Roll and Cha cha. Terribly torn between the two, but probably will go with the second one, since it's Sobrero's preference as well and we have to choose the same category. However, I don't feel all that certain about my rock n' roll for one thing and am also fond of all the first category dances as well.
About the levels: it works like some big ballroom comps, as I see it. It's pro/am style, meaning we dance with our teachers, and we compete at different syllabus levels. Though the whole thing is just a friendly competition inside our studio franchise, it's still a big event. Every person is representing his/her school as a team, though I'm not exactly sure if we're going to be judged as a team or as couples.
Good thing is I'll be dancing with my teacher, so it will be considerably better. Bad thing is I might suck. It's a possibility. I don't know how good people my level can get around the different schools. And yes, I'm also nervous because my best friends will be there to see me, my mother as well, but it's really not bothering me that much. Good thing.
Usual stuff is bothering me. My rumba hip motion during my forward rocks, the dratted follow-through which haunts me during foxtrots, the speed I'm not used to at rock n' roll, my crossover hand technique in chacha. Probably just silly things that spring up during jitters, but still things.
Surprising thing is I've got my clothes figured out.
Erhm. So. I would appreciate some pointers. It's not that formal an event, more like semiformal compared to national comps. I mean, we don't even have to wear heels or skirts (we, of course, are beginners so it would be faily difficult for us to wear heels) so things like extravagant outfits and makeup are really not necessary. Tricks like "smile a lot" and so on might seen trivial but would be greatly appreciated. You're dealing with newbie material here.
Twilight Elena
Here's how it works. There are two dance categories, 4 dances each, and I have to choose one of them. First one is Waltz, Mambo, Tango and Samba and second one is Foxtrot, Rumba, Rock n' Roll and Cha cha. Terribly torn between the two, but probably will go with the second one, since it's Sobrero's preference as well and we have to choose the same category. However, I don't feel all that certain about my rock n' roll for one thing and am also fond of all the first category dances as well.
About the levels: it works like some big ballroom comps, as I see it. It's pro/am style, meaning we dance with our teachers, and we compete at different syllabus levels. Though the whole thing is just a friendly competition inside our studio franchise, it's still a big event. Every person is representing his/her school as a team, though I'm not exactly sure if we're going to be judged as a team or as couples.
Good thing is I'll be dancing with my teacher, so it will be considerably better. Bad thing is I might suck. It's a possibility. I don't know how good people my level can get around the different schools. And yes, I'm also nervous because my best friends will be there to see me, my mother as well, but it's really not bothering me that much. Good thing.
Usual stuff is bothering me. My rumba hip motion during my forward rocks, the dratted follow-through which haunts me during foxtrots, the speed I'm not used to at rock n' roll, my crossover hand technique in chacha. Probably just silly things that spring up during jitters, but still things.
Surprising thing is I've got my clothes figured out.
Erhm. So. I would appreciate some pointers. It's not that formal an event, more like semiformal compared to national comps. I mean, we don't even have to wear heels or skirts (we, of course, are beginners so it would be faily difficult for us to wear heels) so things like extravagant outfits and makeup are really not necessary. Tricks like "smile a lot" and so on might seen trivial but would be greatly appreciated. You're dealing with newbie material here.
Twilight Elena
